[6][8] The collection includes new features across all three games, such as options to choose between enhanced and original graphics and classic and modern control schemes, as well as camera lock-on, health bars for boss battles, photo mode, and over 200 achievements.

[12][13] However, these were cancelled when Square Enix, the franchise owner at that time, stated the PC remasters had never been approved, with videos posted by Realtech VR being pulled in the aftermath, and later the mobile versions.

[11] In late 2022, Aspyr contacted Tomb Raider co-creator Paul Douglas, who located the original source code and assets to assist with the ports.

[26] Product Director at Asypr, Chris Bashaar described I–III Remastered as a love letter to all of their "memories of these games, but it's also truly fascinating to see how far hardware pushed in the '90s to make Tomb Raider work".

[11] Timur "XProger" Gagiev, developer of the unofficial Tomb Raider open source engine OpenLara, was brought in to serve as technical director for the remaster, allowing him to "assemble a dream team of true fans" to work on the project, aided by "source code for [Tomb Raider's] Mac ports" provided by Aspyr.

[3][27][28] For the modern controller settings, the team took inspiration from Crystal Dynamics' first rebooted Tomb Raider trilogy: Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld.

The warning explains that rather than "removing this content", they have chosen to present it in its original, unaltered form in the hopes that they may "acknowledge its harmful impact and learn from it".

Christian Donlan of Eurogamer wrote that the games had undergone remodelling with updated textures, models, and objects while retaining the original geometry; the modern elements blend well, resembling the classic Tomb Raider aesthetic, with Lara Croft reminiscent of her appearance in the first Crystal Dynamics games, upgraded yet maintaining her "fantastical character".

[56] In the United Kingdom, the physical release of Tomb Raider I–III Remastered debuted at fourth place on the all-formats sales chart in its first week.